With hindsight, you would of?

With hindsight I would have bought a Supra TT back in 1996 for 3,500!!

I was working at the old Nissan HQ in Worthing. It was after the Revenue raided the place and I was in the warehouse working for a company which took over the sale of all the Nissan parts stored there.

Anyways, most of the people there had their cars serviced by two local mechanics. One day, they turn up for some parts in a red TT. I'm like "Oh, that's nice" and try not to drool. I get told that it's for sale at three and a half thousand. I ask why so cheap? They say "because it's an import, parts are impossible to find and no local dealer will touch it". I pass.

Didn't have much foresight so I still occasionally kick myself over this.

Plus it was red mate That's why it was cheaper

Plus it was red mate That's why it was cheaper

With hindsight I would have bought a Supra TT back in 1996 for 3,500!!

 

I was working at the old Nissan HQ in Worthing. It was after the Revenue raided the place and I was in the warehouse working for a company which took over the sale of all the Nissan parts stored there.

 

Anyways, most of the people there had their cars serviced by two local mechanics. One day, they turn up for some parts in a red TT. I'm like "Oh, that's nice" and try not to drool. I get told that it's for sale at three and a half thousand. I ask why so cheap? They say "because it's an import, parts are impossible to find and no local dealer will touch it". I pass.

 

Didn't have much foresight so I still occasionally kick myself over this.

If you didn't buy a 3 year old Supe for £3500 then you are truely a muppet.

id of bought almost any car at £3 1/2k that was 3 yrs old to be honest!! ur not likely too lose money on any car at that price with that age. Bloke who bought mine paid £17,000 for the supra (NA) back in 1997 for a 1996 model. still got receipt from importers.

A three year old import Supra TT for £3½k? Yeah right.

 

If you didn't buy a 3 year old Supe for £3500 then you are truely a muppet.

you added that 2nd line whilst i was writing my post lol

A three year old import Supra TT for £3½k? Yeah right.

 

If you didn't buy a 3 year old Supe for £3500 then you are truely a muppet.

It was definitely 3.5k

I'm back down that way in a month or two. I'll pop in and ask them if they can remember much about it.

FACT : In 1996 new UK spec Supras were in excess of £42,000 over here.

Are you seriously telling us that in 1996 you could have bought a 1993 import for £3500?

....Less then 10% of a new UK spec? And you didn't go for it?

No offence mate, but it seems a little hard to believe.

I know how much they cost back then. What I didn't know was how easy or difficult it would have been getting parts, insurance etc.

It wasn't like we talked it over in depth either. The whole thing lasted about as long as it took to read my original post. I have no idea of the cars background or how they came to have it. They were selling it themselves but their business was not selling cars. Maybe they didn't know it's worth. Sue me!

TBH, back then I had only just started back at work after being on invalidity benefit for 18 months. Sure I could have got a loan but I was just happy to be earning again. A car was not a priority.

If it'll help you to sleep better I'll make sure to visit them when I go back down south and ask them about it. But, y'know, I have no reason to lie about it. What could I gain from doing so. Unusual things happen from time to time. The only reason I posted this was because I'd mentioned the old Nissan organisation in another thread and this is one of my memories of the time I spent working for them.

I wasn't implying that you were lying, Martin.

It does seem a madly cheap price though. You would find it hard to believe now, wouldn't you? Let alone 9 years ago!

No offence meant matey, please don't get the hump.

Possibly if it was a quick conversation £3500 was mistakenly spoken instead of £35,000.

Or they just nicked it the night before and were trying to get rid of it. Come on if someone offered you a 2000 facelift 6 speed for £800 tonight you'd at least have some suspicions about how geninue it was.

Plus it was red mate That's why it was cheaper

Lets face it, back in 96 owning or buying an import was next to black magic and walking on water!

IMHO they must have been pulling your leg. Seen it loads....even done it myself